IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS TOWARDS SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION OF PATIENTS ATTENDING IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AT SAUDI ARABIA 2022
Main Article Content
Keywords
Impact, Knowledge, attitudes, health care, workers, seasonal, influenza vaccination, Patients, attending, Primary Health Care, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
Background The seasonal influenza vaccine is an important preventive measure against influenza and its associated complications. In Saudi Arabia there is a seasonal influenza vaccination policy, the influenza vaccine is from the national immunization program. Data on vaccination coverage remain scarce with no previous surveillance programs or awareness campaigns implemented in the country. The seasonal influenza vaccine is beneficial for both the patients attending in Primary Health Care and infants. It is considered as primary prevention for patients attending in Primary Health Care and it decreases the serious outcomes when infection does occur. Health care workers are associated with immunological and physiological changes in many the Patients. Influenza in Patients attending in Primary Health Care has been associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) advocate influenza vaccination, influenza is an acute respiratory disease of global importance due to its pandemic potential. Aim of the study: study sought to understand Knowledge and attitudes of health care workers towards seasonal influenza vaccination of patients attending in Primary Health Care at Saudi Arabia 2022. Methods: Knowledge, attitudes (KA) study was administered to 200 patients attending in Primary Health Care aged 18 and older attending public health institutions in Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 participants from health care centers in Saudi Arabia, during the from September 2022 to December 2022 Results: shows the majority age most of participants 35-50 were (42.0%) gender majority of participants were(57.0%) were female, regarding the HCWs classification majority of participants health professionals (nurses, midwives) were (45.0%), regarding the level of education the most of participant postgraduate were (49.0%) . Conclusion: This study of Knowledge and attitudes concerning influenza vaccination among patients attending in Primary Health Care various factors emerged as key determinants influencing the intention of patients to undergo influenza vaccination. They include age, geographic residence, related health conditions or underlying disease(s). Notably, majority of patients who did not believe in vaccine’s protection against influenza still expressed a willingness to be vaccinated. Another portion of patients indicated their intention to receive the influenza vaccine
Downloads
References
1. Bhalerao, U., Mavi, A. K., Manglic, S., Sakshi, Chowdhury, S., Kumar, U., & Rohil, V. (2022). An Updated Review on Influenza Viruses. Emerging Human Viral Diseases, Volume I: Respiratory and Haemorrhagic Fever, 71-106. 2. Murthy, N., Wodi, A. P., Bernstein, H., McNally, V., Cineas, S., & Ault, K. (2022). Advisory committee on immunization practices recommended immunization schedule for adults aged 19 years or older—United States, 2022. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 71(7), 229. 3. Licata, F., Pelullo, C. P., Della Polla, G., Citrino, E. A., & Bianco, A. (2022). Immunization during pregnancy: do healthcare workers recommend vaccination against influenza?. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1171142. 4. Agyekum, K. (2022). Educating Healthcare Workers in the Retail Health Setting About the Efficacy of Flu Vaccines (Doctoral dissertation, University of Saint Joseph). 5. Pascucci, D., Lontano, A., Regazzi, L., Marziali, E., Nurchis, M. C., Raponi, M., ... & Laurenti, P. (2022). Co-administration of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza vaccines in healthcare workers: Results of two vaccination campaigns in a large teaching hospital in Rome. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 19(3), 2287282. 6. Ratre, Y. K., Vishvakarma, N. K., Bhaskar, L. V. K. S., & Verma, H. K. (2020). Dynamic propagation and impact of pandemic influenza A (2009 H1N1) in children: a detailed review. Current microbiology, 77, 3809-3820. 7. Serpa Neto, A., Burrell, A. J., Bailey, M., Broadley, T., Cooper, D. J., French, C. J., ... & Udy, A. (2021). Comparison of critical care occupancy and outcomes of critically ill patients during the 2020 COVID-19 winter surge and 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in Australia. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 18(8), 1380-1389. 8. Flannery, B. (2021). Influenza vaccination coverage among persons seeking outpatient medical care for acute respiratory illness in five states in the United States, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019. Vaccine, 39(12), 1788-1796. 9. Treanor, J. J. (2022). Influenza viruses. In Viral Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control (pp. 1-57). New York, NY: Springer US. 10. Maleki, F., Welch, V., Lopez, S. M., Cane, A., Langer, J., Enstone, A., ... & Whittle, I. (2022). Understanding the global burden of influenza in adults aged 18–64 years: a systematic literature review from 2012 to 2022. Advances in Therapy, 40(10), 4166-4188. 11. Wang, R., Yan, W., Du, M., Tao, L., & Liu, J. (2021). The effect of influenza virus infection on pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 105, 567-578. 12. Fernández-Cano, M. I., Arreciado Marañón, A., Reyes-Lacalle, A., Feijoo-Cid, M., Manresa-Domínguez, J. M., Montero-Pons, L., ... & Falguera-Puig, G. (2022). Influenza and pertussis maternal vaccination coverage and influencing factors in Spain: a study based on primary care records registry. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(7), 4391. 13. Hong, S., Li, D., Wei, Y., Zheng, Y., Cai, J., Zheng, H., ... & Zou, L. (2022). Epidemiology of respiratory pathogens in patients with acute respiratory tract infection in Xiamen, China: A retrospective survey from 2020 to 2022. Heliyon, 9(11). 14. Shirvani, F., Babaie, D., & Karimi, A. M. (2022). COVID-19 and Influenza: Differences, Similarities, and Coinfection. Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 10(2). 15. Committee on Infectious Diseases. (2022). Recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2022–2022. Pediatrics, 150(4), e2022059275. 16. Jallon, S. A. (2022). Barriers and Enablers of Influenza Vaccination Among Community in Saudi Arabia (Doctoral dissertation, Alfaisal University (Saudi Arabia)). 17. Grohskopf, L. A., Alyanak, E., Broder, K. R., Blanton, L. H., Fry, A. M., Jernigan, D. B., & Atmar, R. L. (2020). Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—United States, 2020–21 influenza season. MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 69(8), 1. 18. de Fougerolles, T. R., Damm, O., Ansaldi, F., Chironna, M., Crépey, P., de Lusignan, S., ... & Bricout, H. (2022). National influenza surveillance systems in five European countries: a qualitative comparative framework based on WHO guidance. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-13. 19. Almansoury, Y., Abdel-Gawad, M., Abdelghani, M., Nagdy, H., Zaghloul, M., Makhlouf, N., ... & Alboraie, M. (2022). Liver diseases among Arab world, current state and unmet needs, a scoping review. Global Gastroenterology. 20. Robinson, C. L., Bernstein, H., Poehling, K., Romero, J. R., & Szilagyi, P. (2020). Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents aged 18 years or younger—United States, 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 69(5), 130. 21. Kynčl, J., Liptáková, M., Košťálová, J., Malý, M., Křížová, M., Heřman, H., & Fabiánová, K. (2022). Vaccination against influenza in pregnant women in a maternity hospital in the Czech Republic in the season 2020–2021. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1-7. 22. Shahid, S., Khwaja, H., Kalhoro, S., Mehmood, J., Qazi, M. F., Abubakar, A., ... & Nisar, M. I. (2022). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers and pregnant women in Pakistan: A mixed methods approach. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 19(2), 2258627. 23. Christie, A., Mbaeyi, S. A., & Walensky, R. P. (2021). CDC interim recommendations for fully vaccinated people: an important first step. Jama, 325(15), 1501-1502. 24. Ababneh, M., Jaber, M., Rababa’h, A., & Ababneh, F. (2020). Seasonal influenza vaccination among older adults in Jordan: prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 16(9), 2252-2256. 25. Peng, Z. B., Wang, D. Y., Yang, J., Yang, P., Zhang, Y. Y., Chen, J., ... & Feng, L. Z. (2018). Current situation and related policies on the implementation and promotion of influenza vaccination, in China. Zhonghua liu Xing Bing xue za zhi= Zhonghua Liuxingbingxue Zazhi, 39(8), 1045-1050. 26. Ding, H., Black, C. L., Ball, S., Fink, R. V., Williams, W. W., Fiebelkorn, A. P., ... & Greby, S. M. (2017). Influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women—United States, 2016–17 influenza season. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 66(38), 1016. 27. Mubarak, S., AlGhawrie, H., & Qaddumi, B. (2022). Knowledge, attitudes, concern, behaviors, and barriers associated with the readiness to receive seasonal influenza vaccine among healthcare workers in oncology setting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 19(2), 2251836. 28. Yang, X., Tang, W., Mao, D., Shu, Q., Yin, H., Tang, C., ... & Ding, X. (2021). Prevalence and risk factors associated with osteoporosis among residents aged above 20 years old in Chongqing, China. Archives of Osteoporosis, 16, 1-11. 29. Li, Q., Zhang, M., Chen, H., Wu, F., Xian, J., Zheng, L., ... & Chen, Q. (2021). Influenza vaccination coverage among older adults with hypertension in Shenzhen, China: a cross-sectional survey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccines, 9(10), 1105. 30. Alotaibi, F. Y., Alhetheel, A. F., Alluhaymid, Y. M., Alshibani, M. G., Almuhaydili, A. O., Alhuqayl, T. A., ... & Almasabi, A. A. (2019). Influenza vaccine coverage, awareness, and beliefs regarding seasonal influenza vaccination among people aged 65 years and older in Central Saudi Arabia. Saudi medical journal, 40(10), 1013. 31. Pavlič, D. R., Maksuti, A., Podnar, B., & Kokot, M. K. (2020). Reasons for the low influenza vaccination rate among nurses in Slovenia. Primary health care research & development, 21, e38.
Article Sidebar
Article Details
How to Cite
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Transfer of Copyright and Permission to Reproduce Parts of Published Papers.
Authors retain the copyright for their published work. No formal permission will be required to reproduce parts (tables or illustrations) of published papers, provided the source is quoted appropriately and reproduction has no commercial intent. Reproductions with commercial intent will require written permission and payment of royalties.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.